FOOD ALLERGIES: Father creates online guide to allergy-friendly restaurants -- The AllergyEats Web site lists more than 600,000 restaurants in the United States and depends on peer-to-peer ratings of how “friendly” a restaurant is in catering to people with food allergies and other food intolerances, like Celiac disease (gluten intolerance). By Nancy White.

LAUGHTER YOGA: No sense of humor required with this workout -- If life isn’t making you feel the most cheerful, some say you can learn to laugh for no reason. And, you’ll feel the benefits of laughing — even if you don’t have a sense of humor. By Linda Quinlan of the Messenger-Post.

ALICIA GOSSMAN-STEEVES: Replenishment a natural process of spring -- Good moments from creation don't last very long, but they bring a deep satisfaction to my soul. These moments are a constant reminder of my creator. He is the same creator who fashioned the earth with such intricate detail that a little flower, with a bulb the size of a hazelnut, will appear for a short time in spring, fall dormant and then return year after year.

ALICIA GOSSMAN-STEEVES: Americans unable to identify meaning of Easter - A new study from The Barna Group shows that Americans recognize Easter as a religious holiday, but few can correctly identify its meaning.

5 THINGS TO DO THIS WEEKEND: This week’s suggestions: Catch March Madness, head to the theater for “Diary of a Wimpy Kid,” celebrate American Chocolate Week, observe the Great American Meatout and celebrate spring.

MOVIE MAN: 'A Serious Man' explores comedy of suffering - Over their extensive, eclectic career, Joel and Ethan Coen have made virtually every kind of film, from screwball comedy (“The Hudsucker Proxy”) to film noir (“The Man Who Wasn’t There”) to modern crime drama (“Fargo”). By Will Pfeifer.

ALBUM REVIEW: She & Him, ‘Volume Two’ - The more I hear of She & Him, the more delightful it seems that M. Ward and Zooey Deschanel managed to find each other. Yes, I said delightful, which is not a word often used to describe pop music these days … at least not by me. By Peter Chianca.

MUSIC SCENE: Knight has a knack for songwriting - Chris Knight loved listening to John Prine growing up, and it was Steve Earle who inspired him to begin writing songs. So it’s no surprise that his music contains Earle’s raw emotion and Prine’s literate detail. By Jay N. Miller.

REEL DEAL: Go down the rabbit hole with 'Alice' -- After the wacky winter
we’ve had, temperatures in the mid-60s, patches of green grass and the first fragile flowers of spring seem like Wonderland to me. And with two kids even more tired of being cooped up than I am, it¹s been especially hard meeting my weekly movie quota. So I talked my son (who turned 6 on Thursday) into joining me for the latest big-screen 3-D adventure. By Robert McCune of the Independent.

KENT BUSH: Not many making millions in the Midwest - If money is important to you, it might be time to hire a moving van and find a new place to live. Phoenix Marketing International released its annual list of states with the most millionaires per capita. The state with the highest percentage of millionaires is Hawaii.

ELIZABETH DAVIES: Government needs to tighten its belt, too - Never was wasteful spending more evident than last week, when I got an “important document” from the U.S. Census Bureau. Inside was a letter that told me, “Next week, you will receive the U.S. Census. Be sure to fill it out and mail it back.”

WADE MCINTYRE: Doughnut health care - If you don’t know that the House of Representatives is very close to pushing a health care bill through its chambers this Sunday, then good health is probably not on your radar.

ON COMPUTERS: Plug safety can protect your computer - Something as simple as an electrical plug poses a danger in computing. Ignore this and you could lose your data or, worse, your system. By Jim Hillibish.

MAKING CENTS: Basic rules to protect your investments -- Every day, an unsuspecting investor somewhere learns that he or she has been duped by some con man they thought was trustworthy. By following some very simple rules, you may be able to avoid the con man and protect your nest egg from these white-collar criminals. By John P. Napolitano of The Patriot Ledger.

CHECKOUT LANE: Tips for hiring a house-cleaning service -- Looking for a good cleaning service can be as hard as finding the socks that go missing in the laundry, but at least a house cleaner can help you find the socks. By Lana Lagomarsini of The Patriot Ledger.

RURAL ASTHMA: New study examines rural asthma - Kena and Mark Gasper's decision to live in a rural subdivision near Delavan, Ill., led to a long list of benefits for their two girls: open spaces to run and ride bikes in, a quiet neighborhood and a good, safe school. They also list one drawback: the effect of their environment on their daughter’s asthma. By Shanna Shipman.